CISF deployed at power plants in Gujarat, MP

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Over 230 CISF commandos have been deployed to secure two large thermal power plants in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh facing "perceptible threats".

Officials said the Home Ministry has cleared deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at NTPCs Sikka Thermal Power Station near Jamnagar in Gujarat and BHELs Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradeshs Narsinghpur district.

"Over 230 commandos of CISF were recently deployed at the two power stations. The security cover was given in the view of perceptible security threats to these large facilities. The facilities are part of the energy and power sector of the country.

"A threat analysis survey was conducted at the two facilities by central security agencies early this year after which a CISF cover was recommended," they said.

The CISF contingents protecting the two power units will be armed with sophisticated assault weapons and vehicle-borne quick reaction teams.

Power and energy installations are a priority sector for the government when it comes to providing a security cover by the highly-trained paramilitary force tasked primarily with securing major civil airports and facilities in the aerospace and nuclear arena, the officials said.